Cuff link



Jne 9, 1925. 1,541,249

J. F. CONNOR GUFF LINK Filed Oct. 25, 1924 Patented June 9, 1925.

JAMES, @NNO-e OEGIeYeLe-Na @am curr LINK.

Application filed October 25,Y 1925i.l Serial No. 715,90?.

T0 all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, JAMES F. CoNNoR, a citizen of the United States, ,residing at Cleveland, in the county offGuyahoga and State ofvOhio, have invented certain new and! useful improvements in Gulf, Links, of which the followingi'is a specification, reference beingI` 'had to the accompanying dran/'ings lThis inventionv relates to an improved cuff link ofthe type ,shownin myl Patent #1,512,877 grantediv` onA the 21st day of Uctoher, 1924;'

"in this cufi link a pair ofnormally abutting studs were provided, one correspondingfto each of the buttonholes ofv a cuff, these studs 'heingconn'ected by a cord passing around a spring-actuated drum in one offthefv studs, this resiliently woundI cord urging the two studs together and into abutting relation hut` permittingthe studs to heseparated whenit was desirable to turn up the cuffY ory pnllrup the sleeve of the shirt, l V

' "The object ofthe presentinvention is to provide certain-improvements upon the cuff link orbutton shown in finy patent whereby torender the same of'simpler construction andV easier `to manufacture, and to provide for an easier threading of the cord/and guidingof the cord from the spring-actuated drum through. one of the'istudsV and into engagement with the other stud, and in this .connection to provide` snch a guide as will prevent. the cord from `wearing l. out as rapid-ly as it otherwise would do.

A further oloje'ct` is" to `do away with the hollow shaftv or harreharhorf which Vis disclosed in my.. patent,i'thurs permitting the cord Eto runmoredirectlyfandireelyj 1 i A'. still` fiirth 1'; olo'ect `'s .tof so the heads "or hatt-ons offthe Alink' that i the shaft upon kwhiolrrthe -springactuated :winding :drum turns is supported without the Vnecessity offusingthe arbor shown in my prior 'patenty andi-atthe .same tini'e provision is made fora freer movementofthecord.

Another object is toso constructthey opposit'ehead,s`tud,orloutton thata knot may be readily tied in the cord- 'to connect the cord to this stud or button.

Other objects' will appear inthe course of the following description.

l My in xfvention VYis illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Bigure 1 is,'vertica1 sectional view of a form one of thronglr upon the side cufhutton constructed inv accordance with my'invention;

Figure 21s a section onl the line 2-2 of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a sectionon the line 3-3 of Figure 1f; I i

Figure 4t is a fragmentary perspective view of the head end ofthe studlO;

Figure V5 isv an, end velevation ofthe two studs;' f

lReferring to these drawings, 10. desig-V nates' one 1stud,"loutto'n 4o'r head`r and.- 11' f the opposite" 'studjlouttonj or head. 'The "head IO'at 'its' outer'end'is formed cylindrical', as kat 1Q, to constitute` a cylindrical casingfor a coiled lspring 13. Theinner endrof this spring is'Y connected by anyfsuitahle means to 'an/ f arbor' 111 `mounted in the Y member 10, the outer end of this spring heingconnected tofa Vspring drum 15." l i irhefmeinherl, as illustrated in Figure 2, is somewhat oblong incrosssection or is fornie'dfin' other'words, withj substantially flatlffae'es o`n two'of' its sides." TheI s liaft'1`4 entends rdownward into Athis relatively'narrow oblong` portion, as'shown in Eigre and fits `the`v saine snugly,I 'andi 'a lug"V 16 `p'rojects outward from this shaft also ltting this oblongportion which p ieyents any rotation ofg this shaft.

" thefdrrirn downward' into 'and through the vn'e'ck`19of"the 'member' 10 and throughan l inner.' extremity off-this rielc'fl f1.9," the is .of .the opening. being inwardly turned. as to f-forin asint)otlf'sur` face; v The' nier'nlo'er 11 i'salso'sornwh'atfoval in crossseeti'on-'at itsneck and-this necleis engaged witlil a1' relatively fwide "head1 21. The nek hollowi and, formed.- with an opening 22 which extends1 transversely.

the neck soithat access may-.behad to the knot Q3 on the, extremityA of'fthe ycord 18'. Thusit; is anfeasymatltejr, to p 'utthe two members 10, and 115 together, thread the cord 18 through thealigned -open ings20,and. then knot thecord.23.

' in order toguide the cord inward and centrally from the spring drum, I Aform wallof the head 12A a. downopening 20 at Ythe `in this groove I intersect the ends of the groove 24e by slots 25 which thus very greatly facilitate the insertion of the cord. lt will be noted that the necks ll and 19 are relatively small at their meeting ends so that the necks will pass into conjoined buttonholes so that there will be no large protuloerance on each side of the conjoined overlapping thicknesses of cuff, as in my prior patent. This renders it very easy to insert this cuff fastener in place.

TUnder normal conditions, the links, studs or buttons will be in contacting engagement with each other. When, however', it is desired to draw the sleeves up upon the arms, as when washing or doing any work which is liable to soil the cuffs, the sleeves can be simply drawn upward and as they move upward on the arms the studs or links are d `awn apart and the cord 18 drawn out of the member 10. As it is drawn out it will be unwound from the drum against the tension of the spring 13. This spring causes the cord to hold tightly and hold the cuff in close engagement about the upper portion vof the arm so that the cuff or sleeve will not be liable to slip downward. Of course, as soon as the sleeve is drawn downward to its normal position, the spring drum will draw the two sections toward each other and the link will be in its ordinary position.

I clain z l. A. cu'button comprising opposed studs, one of the studs being hollow and having ahead at one end disposed in a plane at right angles to the axis of the stud, a springretracted drum rotatably mounted in the said hollow head and rotating concentrically to the axis of the stud, and afl xible element wound upon said drum and carried through Vthe hollow stud and connected to the other stud, both of said studs toward their meeting'ends being contracted to form relatively narrow abutting necks.

'2. A cuff button comprising opposed studs,

both of the studs being hollow, a spring- 'retracted drum rotatably mounted iu one stud, aflexible element wound upon said drum and carried through the hollow stud and into the other hollow stud and fastened therein, both of said studs toward their meeting ends being contracted to form rela-V tively narrow abutting necks, the second named stud having an aperture extending d rum in one head, and a flexible clement cal'- ried by the drum extending through one ol' the ne Iks and guided by the curved inside face thereof and extending into the other neck and fastened within said last named neck.

t. A cuil link comprising two hollow studs, each stud consisting of a head and a neck, the ends of the necks abutting' and each neck having wallscurving centrally and longitudinally from the head, a spring-actuated drum in one head, and a flexible element carried by the drum extending through one of the necks and guided by the curved inside face thereof and extending into the other neck and fastened within said last named neck, the last named stud having au aperture extending through its side walls whereby vthe cord may be knotted.

5. A cuff link comprising two hollow studs, each consisting of a head and a neck, each neck being approximately rectangular in cross sectionJ two side walls of the neck being curved centrally and longitudinally and the ends of the necks abutting, a shaft mounted in the neck of one stud and extending into the head thereof, the shaft being held from rotation by the walls of the neck, a spring-actuated drum mounted upon the walls of the shaft, a flexible element attached. to said drum and extending through the corresponding neck and into the neck of the other stud and fastened therein, the cord being guided by the curved inner' face of the first named neck, the second named stud having an aperture extending through its side walls whereby the cord may be fastened.

6. A culll link comprising two hollow studs, each stud consisting of a head and a neck, the neck of each stud being approximately rectangular in cross section and being relatively narrow in one dimension, the end walls of the neckbeing centrally and longitudinally curved to the end of the stud,

the ends of the stud abutting against each other and having aligned apertures, a shaft mounted in one of said studs and held from .rotation by the side walls thereof, a spring- Vactuated drum mounted upon the shaft, ay

flexible element carried by the drum passing downward into the correspondingneck and guided by a curved wall Vthereof and passing through the apertures in the ends of the stud and fastened within the other stud7 and a guide formed upon the head of the hrst named stud for guiding said *flexible element from the drum into the neck of the stud. i

7. A cuff link comprising Vtwo hollow studs` each stud consisting of ahead and a neck, the neck of each stud being approxinuitely rectangular in cross section and being relatively narrow in one dimension, the end walls of the neck being centrally and longitudinally curved to the end of thev stud, the ends of the stud abutting against each other and having aligned apertures, a shaft mounted in one of said studs and held from rotation by the side walls thereof, a springaetuated drum mounted upon the shaft, a flexible element carried by the drum passing downward into the corresponding neck and guided by a curved wall thereof and passing through the apertures in the ends of the stud and fastened within the other stud, and a guide forme-d upon the head of the iirst named stud for guiding said flexible ele ment from the drum into the neck of the stud, the second named stud having an aperture through its side walls whereby the flexible element may be fastened.

8. A culi' link comprising two hollow studs, each stud consisting of a head and a neck, the neck of each stud being approximately rectangular in cross section and being relatively narrow in one dimension, the end walls of the neck being centrally and longitudinally curved to the end of the stud, the ends of the stud abutting against each other and having aligned apertures, a shaft mounted .in one of said studs and held from rotation by the side walls thereof, a springactuated drum mounted upon the shaft, a

flexible element carried by the drum passing downward into the corresponding neck and guided by a curved wall thereof and passing thii'ough the apertures in the ends of the stud and fastened within the otherstud, and a downwardly inclined guide groove formed upon the inner face of the head whereby yto guide the flexible element from the drum to the hollow neck of the stud, and vertical slots in the wall of the head intersecting the ends of the guide groove.

9. A cuff button comprising `opposed, studs, one of the studs being hollow, both of said studs toward their meet-ing ends being contracted to form relatively narrow abutting necks, a spring-retracted.drum rotatably mounted in the hollow stud, and a flexible element rotatably mounted upon said element and carried through the neck of the hollow stud, the neck of the other stud having an aperture in its neck through which the flexible element extends and the second named stud having an aperture extending transversely through it whereby the extremity of the flexible element may be fastened. 1 In testimony whereof l hereunto ailix mysignature.

JAMES F. CONNOR. 

